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Saint Louis, Missouri

Head Start and Early Head Start in Saint Louis, MO

46 open Head Start and Early Head Start locations in Saint Louis, from the federal Office of Head Start.

Head Start and Early Head Start

Academy School

5183 Raymond Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63113

Run by Youth In Need

Head Start and Early Head Start

Broadway Center

4040 S Broadway, Saint Louis, MO 63118

Run by Urban League Head Start

Early Head Start

Good Shepherd

1297 Amherst Pl, Saint Louis, MO 63112

Run by Youth In Need

Head Start

Good Shepherd

1297 Amherst Pl, Saint Louis, MO 63112

Run by Urban League Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start

Guardian Angel Settlement

1127 N Vandeventer Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63113

Run by YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis

Early Head Start

HV Teams 1-5

3001 Meramec St, Saint Louis, MO 63118

Run by Youth In Need

Head Start and Early Head Start

LIFE WISE STL

1321 S 11th St, Saint Louis, MO 63104

Run by YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis

Head Start and Early Head Start

Magnolia Center

2725 Alhambra Ct, Saint Louis, MO 63118

Run by Urban League Head Start

Head Start and Early Head Start

Meramec ELC

3013 Meramec St, Saint Louis, MO 63118

Run by Youth In Need

Head Start

ONE TO GROW ON III

11100 Old Halls Ferry Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63136

Run by YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis

Head Start and Early Head Start

Overland

2210 N Warson Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63114

Run by YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis

Head Start and Early Head Start

Patch Center

7925 Minnesota Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63111

Run by Urban League Head Start

Head Start

The Academic Journey

8784 N Broadway, Saint Louis, MO 63147

Run by Urban League Head Start

Head Start

WEST Florissant

4632 W Florissant Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63115

Run by YWCA of Metropolitan St. Louis

Head Start and Early Head Start

Water Tower

2125 Bissell St, Saint Louis, MO 63107

Run by Urban League Head Start

Who can enroll

Head Start serves children ages 3 to 5 (ask the center about its birthday cutoff date). Early Head Start serves pregnant women, babies and toddlers under 3. Both are free for families who qualify.

Families usually qualify when household income is at or below the federal poverty guideline for their family size, or when the family gets public assistance such as TANF or SSI, the child is in foster care, or the family is experiencing homelessness. Programs may also enroll some children from families just above the guideline, and each program sets its own application steps and waitlist, so ask the center.

Official HHS poverty guidelines (current year) · Head Start's own center locator

Also in Saint Louis

Licensed child care and after-school programs in Saint Louis · Youth nonprofits in Saint Louis · Missouri program rules

Source: Head Start Service Location Dataset, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start (CSV file), file dated November 8, 2026. The information is reported by each Head Start grant recipient and can be out of date, so call the center to confirm its address, hours and openings. Locations the program lists as closed are left out. Home-based locations show city and ZIP code only. A listing is not an endorsement.